GRE Word List

EMETIC

an agent that induces vomiting

The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.

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WordMeaning
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
procurementthe act or process of procuring
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
encompassinclude
unisonidentity in musical pitch
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life